Late Tang Dynasty: I

Chapter 166
Zhang Jun sent someone to the Confucian mansion to hand in the greeting card, but before he got a reply, he came to the Confucian mansion in person on the same day.

Kong Wei was a little displeased, Zai Fu was an important minister of the state, if there was anything that could not be discussed in the official office, private discussion was the beginning of party disputes, and this was the last thing Kong Wei wanted to see.

Zhang Jun looked at Kong Wei's stinky face and said, "It's about the life and death of the country, why is Kong Gong like this?"

Kong Wei said: "Let's talk about it, sir. If you say something bad, please go back!"

Zhang Jundao: "Let me ask Duke Kong, what do you think of Li Keyong, the Jiedu envoy of Hedong?"

Kong Wei said: "Li Keyong, a jackal, has rebelled against the imperial court several times. This is well known in the world, and he even risked the displeasure of the world to attack Chang'an and force the emperor to hunt west. Recently, he plundered the three prefectures of Xing, Ming, and Ci, causing countless deaths and injuries to the people." , 10 people have been displaced. What is there to say about such people!"

Zhang Jundao: "Li Keyong is cruel and lawless, the sky is angry and people hate him, and the whole world hates him. Yunzhou, Yiwu, and Xuanwu all say to attack him. Do Kong Gong think they are doing the right thing?"

Kong Wei was stunned for a moment, and after a stick of incense, he shook his head and said, "Important national affairs should be reported to the emperor, and the Zhongshu sect will discuss them together. You and I discuss in private, aren't you afraid of being criticized?"

Zhang Jun clasped his fists and asked the sky, and said: "I have received the favor of the emperor, and I want to repay you. I will ask Duke Kong again, who is Zhu Wen?"

Kong Wei let out a long sigh and said, "Four seasons pay endless tributes, and if you fail to be a minister in battle, you will be able to contribute to the community. It's just that you didn't expect that he would kill the prime minister. I don't know how to evaluate him!"

Zhang Jun said with a smile: "It's something out of nothing. Your Majesty is close to Hedong, and Xuanwu is far away, so that Hedong is powerful, and he repeatedly fails. This is exactly what I am worried about!"

Seeing that Kong Wei didn't speak, Zhang Jun said again: "If you don't ask for it, there will be disasters. Only by conquering Hedong will you have the foundation of eternity. Now that your Majesty has returned from a great victory, the morale is available. The imperial court has more than 20 soldiers. Yiwu, Xuanwu, Yunzhou , The four towns of Youzhou can also send [-] troops, and the army of [-] will march on all sides, so why worry about it?"

Kong Wei nodded. Four years ago, the scene in Chang'an was so profound, it was like a knife piercing the hearts of all the officials, bleeding from time to time.

"Have some tea!"

"promise!"

Kong Wei said: "Such an important matter should be reported to the emperor. What's the use of telling me?"

Zhang Jundao: "I am afraid that the emperor will not know the interests and interests, and I need the advice of the important officials of the court!"

"Hey!"

……

After half a year of expedition, upon returning to Chang'an, Li Ye went straight back to the harem.

"His Majesty!"

"His Majesty!"

"Concubine He, you!"

Concubine He Shu smiled lightly, twisting her body that gradually became pregnant.

Xiao Li Yu said: "Yeah, am I going to be an older brother again?"

Li Ye hugged Li Yu and said, "Yeah, yeah, yeah, you've been away for half a year, have you fallen behind in your studies?"

"Yeah, I've finished my math."

"Mathematics" written by Li Ye is only at the level of the third grade of elementary school, and it is simple addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.

"That's okay, yeah, let's test you, how much is seven times eight?"

"56!"

"What about five times nine?"

"45!"

Li Ye nodded and said with a smile, "Yeah, I'm very satisfied, what reward does Yu'er want?"

"Yeah, I want a bow!"

Concubine He said: "Da Lang is not as tall as his bow, what do you need a bow for?"

Li Yudao: "When the child grows up, he will fight on the battlefield just like Yeye!"

……

Li Ye called Qian Zhong, his servant, whispered a few words, then walked to Concubine He, stroked her slightly raised belly and said, "Thank you for your hard work, I have prepared a surprise for you, promise me, don't get too excited later."

"His Majesty……"

After a while, Concubine He Shu's tears rolled down her eyes when she saw the person coming.

Li Ye looked at Concubine He Shu and said, "Promise me!"

Concubine He Shu nodded with tears in her eyes.

Li Ye walked out of the palace. Having too many wives also had troubles, and he always had to greet each of them. That night he spent the night in Concubine Chen's Shufang Palace.

The next day, Daming Palace, Yanying Hall
His Majesty the Emperor summoned the prime ministers to discuss matters. There are two main matters to be supervised this time.

One is that Zhang Chaoyi, the first military envoy of the Guiyi Army, and Zhang Huaiding and others had already arrived in Chang'an when he and his brother Zhang Chaotan made sacrifices to the country. Naturally, this matter must be put on the agenda. Taimiao also requires cumbersome procedures.

"When the day comes, I will fast and bathe, and personally lead all the officials to worship!"

His Majesty the Emperor wanted to set Brother Zhang Chaoyi as a model of loyal ministers, so naturally he would not reduce etiquette, and use everything that should be used.

"Someday, if I want to meet Zhang Huaiding, Suo Xun, Zhang Yanying and others, it's in the Xiyuan school grounds!"

Kong Wei said: "Your Majesty should meet foreign ministers in the Xuanzheng Hall. If you meet them in the school grounds, it is not reasonable. Please think twice, Your Majesty."

The courtiers all thought so, and Jing Xiang naturally understood that if His Majesty wanted to teach military affairs, he might have to take a test in the school grounds.

Li Ye waved his hand and said, "I've made up my mind!"

Naturally, there is no need to insist on such a trivial matter. The etiquette of the Tang Dynasty is also optional, regardless of the emperor and ministers.

If it had been so polite, Emperor Gaozong would not have gone to Ganye Temple to get together with his father's concubine during his father's funeral.

Nor would she marry Wu Meiniang and be conferred the title of empress, and the officials also acquiesced.

The second thing is the winter solstice. According to Tang rituals, His Majesty the Emperor will hold a grand court meeting. The etiquette is also cumbersome, but it is not very important in the eyes of His Majesty the Emperor.

The majesty of the emperor is not given by these guards of honor.

"The Ministry of Rites draws up a regulation, the number of people should be reduced by half, and all that can be cancelled, will be cancelled."

Both events were sponsored by the Ministry of Rites, and the matter was mainly on Kong Wei.

Li Ye also thought about going to Yeting Palace to see the looms after the court meeting, and to the Weaving Bureau in Chang'an to see the soldiers getting money by redeeming tickets, and was about to leave the court.

Zhang Jun stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I have one more thing to report."

Yushan's personal guards have already found out that Zhang Jun dared to contact the local feudal town privately when he was on an envoy to Hedong, and even caused a catastrophe. Li Ye had just returned to Chang'an, and before he had time to deal with it, he didn't expect to jump out now.

His Majesty the Emperor said with a sullen face, "Mr. Zhang, what's the matter?"

Zhang Jun handed over the memorial and said: "Your Majesty, the heart of disobedience in Hedong has been revealed. Yunzhou Defense Envoy He Lianduo, Youzhou Lulong Jiedu Envoy Li Kuangwei, Xuanwu Jiedu Envoy Zhu Quanzhong, Yiwu Army Jiedu Envoy Wang Chucun all went up to ask for a crusade against Hedong, and the minister thought that he should follow the request of the feudal vassals and send troops to crusade against Hedong!"

Li Ye looked at the ministers and said, "Do you all think so?"

Kong Wei said: "Your Majesty, if Li Keyong in Hedong doesn't respect the imperial order, it won't be a disaster for a long time. I think it should be cut down."

Kong Wei's opinion is not surprising, but what is more strange to Li Ye is that Sun Kui also agrees with Zhang Jun's opinion, thinking that Liu Chongwang and Liu Chongwang should crusade against Hedong, and four of the eight people already agree.

The Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Tong Pingzhang, Niu Hui, is the same as the original history, and he is firmly opposed to it.

"Your Majesty should repair the internal affairs and train the army. The river east is powerful, so don't lightly use swords. It's good to succeed. If we lose, shall we flee to Shu?"

Sun Jun's face turned cold, and he said: "The imperial court has more than [-] troops, and the four towns have [-] soldiers and horses. How could the more than [-] troops be defeated?"

As soon as he said this, Sun Weihou, the governor of the five armies, almost burst out laughing.

"If wars depend on numbers, what else do you need generals for?"

Sun Weihou's words choked Zhang Jun half to death.

"Chengye, what do you think?"

Zhang Chengye said: "Your Majesty, this is a national war. It must be won. If there is no certainty of victory, it is better not to fight."

Li Ye nodded, at this moment, including the emperor, all the officials looked at Du Rangneng.

"Your Majesty, the [-]-strong army of the Hedong Military District, and more than [-] powerful soldiers from the imperial court, wiped out Li Maozhen, pacified Tuoba Sigong, and newly established Sanchuan.

The minister thinks it can be defeated, but the court cannot be the main force..."

If Du Rang can follow up, it is not easy to put it on the bright side. Li Ye can probably guess that it is probably because the imperial court sits on the mountain and watches the tigers fight. , there is also room for maneuver.

Li Ye admitted that he was moved.

"This is a big matter, I still need to think about it!"

Five of the prime ministers agreed, and His Majesty's tone weakened, which encouraged Zhang Jun. If this matter is done, among the prime ministers, naturally speaking will have a lot of weight.

"Your Majesty, it is the right time to send troops. If there is a delay, the battle may affect the spring plowing and hurt the people!"

Li Ye frowned slightly, Zhang Jun was also amazing, he knew that what he was most afraid of was affecting the spring plowing, during spring and summer, His Majesty the Emperor never used soldiers.

Li Ye looked at Jing Xiang, Jing Xiang was a Hanlin scholar, and those who watched the discussion were generally not qualified to speak, but at this time, how could Li Ye control these things.

"What do you think, dear dear?"

Jing Xiang was afraid that His Majesty would agree to it, so he issued an edict to attack Li Keyong, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the imperial court does not want to use a large army to confront the Hedong army head-on, what about the towns.

I expect that the four towns of Yunzhou, Lulong, Yiwu, and Xuanwu will not send out all their troops, and the imperial court has issued an edict to crusade, and there must be resentment in Hedong. Surge?If you don't increase, you will lose, and it is useless to increase.If the crusade is futile, what should we do? "

Jing Xiang's words were deafening, and Li Ye's eagerness to try was immediately put back.

There are many idiots in this world, but you can't treat Fanzhen as a idiot.

Soldiers are the foundation of a feudal town, how could they be used casually to cause harm.The imperial court wanted to consume the soldiers and horses of the feudal town, but why did the feudal town not want to use the hand of the imperial court to weaken the opponent.

Li Ye let out a long breath.

(End of this chapter)